Södermanland County

Södermanland County (Swedish: Södermanlands län) is a county on the southeast coast of Sweden. It is often called Sörmland by the people who live there. The capital of the county is Nyköping, and the biggest town is Eskilstuna. About 300,000 people live there.

Södermanland borders several other counties including Östergötland, Örebro, Västmanland, and Uppsala, as well as Stockholm and the Baltic Sea. The county has many lakes, including Mälaren and Hjälmaren, two of Sweden's largest lakes. It also has many walking paths, such as the popular camping route called "Sörmlandsleden."

Most of the area called Södermanland province is covered by the Region Sörmland, but some parts, especially around Södertörn, belong to Stockholm County. This means some areas are seen as part of Stockholm rather than Sörmland.

Geography and climate

Södermanland County is located between Lake Mälaren to the north and the Baltic Sea to the east and south. The two largest towns, Eskilstuna and Nyköping, are about 80 kilometres (50 miles) apart and have many forests between them. The middle of the county has four smaller towns: Vingåker, Katrineholm, Flen, and Gnesta. Most of the land is flat and part of the Mälar valley, with gentle hills shaped long ago by glaciers. The coast along the Baltic Sea has many bays and is protected by a peninsula with many inlets. There are also many small islands near the shore.

The weather in Södermanland is a mix of ocean and continent styles, like much of southern Sweden. Summer temperatures usually reach around 23 °C (73 °F) during the day and about 12 °C (54 °F) at night away from the coast. Along the coast, it can be a bit warmer, around 14 °C (57 °F). Winter temperatures are between 0 °C (32 °F) and 1 °C (34 °F) on the coast and can drop to about −4 °C (25 °F) to −6 °C (21 °F) inland and near the lakes. The weather can change a lot from year to year, but winters are usually cold enough to have a clear four-season climate, though the sea rarely freezes over.

Politics

Region Sörmland is the name of the local government for Södermanland. It helps take care of the county.

The local government has three groups: the Social Democrats, Vård för Pengarna, and the Centre Party. In 2019, these groups had more than half of the votes. They had 42 seats out of 71 in the regional council.

2018 election results

Main article: 2018 Södermanland regional election

Riksdag elections

This section shows the results of elections for the Riksdag, Sweden's parliament, in Södermanland County. The data starts from when Sweden changed to having one chamber in its parliament. The table also shows which groups of parties supported the Prime Minister or the main opposition during that time.

Municipalities

Södermanland County has several areas called municipalities. These are:

• Eskilstuna
• Flen
• Gnesta
• Katrineholm
• Nyköping
• Oxelösund
• Strängnäs
• Trosa
• Vingåker

Demographics

Foreign background

Statistics about where people’s parents were born or where people themselves were born have been collected since 2002 by SCB. These tables show information for election years and the most recent year recorded.

Urban areas by population

This section lists the towns and cities in Södermanland County. In Swedish, these places are called tätorter. They are areas where many people live close together, and each has at least 200 people.

Heraldry

Södermanland County has a special symbol called a coat of arms. It comes from the province of Södermanland. When the symbol is shown with a royal crown, it stands for the County Administrative Board.

History

In the 1600s, the area called Södermanland was split into three smaller parts named Nyköping County, Gripsholm County, and Eskilstunahus County. Later, in 1683, these three parts were joined together to form Södermanland County.

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